Mortem: Defend us in Battle - Book 1

Defend Us in Battle - Revised Edition #1

by Benedict Fetsch

Long Ago in the Garden of Eden
St. Michael the Archangel split his fiery sword, creating the blades of life and death. Vitae and Mortem are the keys to unlocking the power of the tree of Life and Death, a sapling of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Tree has remained hidden for thousands of years, but now it is resurfacing. The Legend says that its power will come forth in the world’s darkest hours.
That time is now.
That brings us to Pen and Pae. Pae was raised as a bandit. Penaryn was raised as a prince.
Two boys from different worlds, united by fate in a search for a tree that could change everything. An evil plot is in motion. Political corruption and religious defiance fuel an uprising. Can our protagonists find the Tree before someone uses it to destroy Eria as we know it?
Mortem is a story of character, faith, and forgotten bloodlines…oh, and a lot of bad puns.

398 pages, Paperback

Published November 25, 2025

About the author

Ben began his writing career years ago. So you should read his books.